Posts Tagged With: Buddhism
The Amazing Carvings at the Yungang Grottoe
About 4 hours north-west of Beijing lies a small mining city called Datong(大同). It’s a relatively unremarkable city, with most tourists not even going into the city, preferring hotels around the train station, but it is well worth a visit. Why? For the Yungang Grottoes. The Yungang Grottoes is a collection of Buddhist carvings &hellip Continue reading
Categories: China, Chinese Culture, Traveling
Tags: Buddhism, Buddhist statue, longmen grottoes, yungang grottoes
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The Weird and Wacky Arhat’s
China is known as a non-religious country but it is home to many amazing Buddhist temples. While traveling we got to see these temples and learn about Arhats. What’s an Arhat you ask? Well allow me…. According to Buddhism an Arhat is a person who has reached enlightenment (nirvana) and is lifted out of the &hellip Continue reading
Categories: China, Chinese Culture, Traveling
Tags: Arhat, Buddhism, Chengdu, kunming, statues
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